All articles by Pádraig Floyd – Page 7
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NewsBuoyant DB pension funding environment may hasten endgame
Defined benefit pension funds’ buoyant funding levels of recent months have continued more or less unabated.
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NewsTPR lead reviewer appointed
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Mary Starks to lead a review of the Pensions Regulator.
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NewsWindow may open again for members of CMG UK Pension Scheme
CMG Pension Trustees has applied to appeal a High Court ruling from August 2022 that determined members of the CMG UK Pension Scheme were not entitled to the payment of arrears.
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NewsPublic Accounts Committee to probe AEAT scheme members’ treatment
The Public Accounts Committee is to investigate the treatment received by members of the AEA Technology Pension Scheme when it entered a Pension Protection Fund assessment period in 2012.
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Features
Could co-sourcing be the answer to rising pensions admin woes?
Analysis: Uncertainty is an overused word in the pensions landscape, yet it is particularly appropriate when we speak of administration, which is teetering on the brink of crisis.
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Features
What schemes can do to drive value for members
The job of a defined contribution default fund is simple; to generate enough savings to fund a meaningful income for an individual at retirement. Of course, in the real world, it is not as straightforward as that.
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OpinionWill the slashing of fees exacerbate the advice gap?
Technology is a wonderful thing, but it is not something that has been applied with any great skill or diligence in the pensions arena.
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More detail emerges on pensions dashboard
The working group charged with devising a pensions dashboard – a single destination where consumers will be able to view all their retirement savings pots – has released its view of what it should look like.
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Features
Will the BHS fallout ring alarm bells across the corporate sector?
FTSE companies come and go, but the failure of retailer British Home Stores a year after being sold for a pound is likely to become a watershed moment in UK pensions.
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OpinionDiscount rates and denial: Will local authorities soon see pension costs rise?
The last couple of Budgets have focused on freedom and choice, but March brought a little surprise for the public sector, and it is one it would probably have preferred to do without.
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PE investors threaten to sell over transparency concerns
Private equity is experiencing a renaissance, but nearly a third of institutional investors may abandon their plans to invest over fears about transparency, a new report shows.
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Annuities gain ground on drawdown as savers seek income for life
The anticipated plundering of pension funds following the implementation of the freedom and choice reforms last April has failed to materialise, according to data from the Association of British Insurers.
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Opinion
Innovation within the charge cap
DC Investment Quarterly: Ever since defined contribution funds have had to demonstrate value for money to members, they have sought to drive up performance of the investment strategy while controlling volatility.
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DB schemes face decision over AVC funds
Defined benefit trustees are seeking to rationalise their additional voluntary contribution accounts as new rules come into play about how such accounts are managed.
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Opinion
How to predict member outcomes in the new normal
Myriad products could help grow pension savers’ assets following the Budget changes, but caution is recommended.
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Schemes face series of admin hurdles in 2014
2014 preview: Pensions liberation, data and tax are among the major administrative challenges schemes will face next year, industry experts have cautioned.
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Evaluating the government's technical AE changes
The technical changes to the regulations for implementing auto-enrolment released by the Department for Work and Pensions have received a mixed response from the industry.